It took the computer an entire day to update its software to the necessary capabilities in order to follow the Tallest's instructions, Zim appeared within the room waiting for the computer to tell him if everything was done, the computer sighed as Zim already had his foot tapping against the ground, the computer says," Zim you just got here how can you already be waiting on me to tell you something, never mind I was able to update all of my software to the required functions, the being known as Lord Maldrek didn't come up much from any known system that my sensors could attach to."
Zim stared blankly at the computer for a few minutes; the computer sighed again and said," There wasn't data on Lord Maldrek on any computer alright?" Zim growls slightly as he says," this will not do, how can there be no data on this being, Zim has seen the records himself, they are so vast one could become lost in the assortment of strange files forever."
The computer beeped before responding," Well sir, if I could latch onto higher networks into farther reaches of space, there might be a computer I can latch on that will have the sufficient data required." Zim nodded as he walked away and said," Begin updating then, Zim will be back soon, send for Zim when the update is complete, I will tell the Tallest that the new command functions are already installed."
Zim entered the elevator once again and quickly headed to the top floor, the Tallest were not present in any of the rooms as he gazed around, Zim scratched his head as he thought," I wonder where the Tallest went?" He spotted a note on the ground, snatching it up he read," MEEES AND THE TALL GUYS WEHENTS TO TACOS, BE BAC SOON." Zim scratched his head trying to comprehend what GIR wrote.
Exiting his home Zim began the long trek back to the Membrane house, he knew there was something with today but couldn't quite place it, he could hear some people laughing and saw some snow thrown over his head as he continued walking, he finally arrived at the house and entered. Gaz was in the living room playing her Game Slave and Dib happened to be walking down the stairs.
Glaring at each other again Zim walks into the house as he sits in the living room trying to think, he didn't know why he came back to this retched place, then again any opportunity to mess with your enemy was a golden one to take, smirking he looks to Dib who was now in the kitchen atop the counter trying to grab something. He glanced around looking for any umbrellas that were nearby him before he approached, pushing him forward Dib hit into the counter as he fell from where he was standing.
Dib glares at him as he says," I hate you…" Zim smirks and says," It is Zim's pleasure to make your pain so, and this hatred is nothing to Zim's despised feeling towards you pig beast!" Dib kicked the end of the counter knocking the glass of water off of it and causing it to his Zim, flailing his arms slightly he shouts as he rubs his face and arms as they make a sizzling noise, rolling on the ground he continues thrashing and shouting until the burning stops, slowly rising he glares at Dib who does the same.
Pushing them both aside, Gaz walked by them into the kitchen, as she gathered a few things she says," You two are idiots…" Pushing past them she quickly begins her game again. Zim growled slightly before turning his attention away from Dib, glancing around he notices that there was a tree inside of their home, wrapped boxes were underneath it and placed around it.
Zim says," Ah yes, that is what Zim forgot, these three days were breaking for this Christmas weren't they? Tell Zim why these wrapped boxes lye under this tree?" Dib sighs as he hits his head and says," Are you really that stupid, how have you been here for years and not have already figured this simple stuff out, those presents are what you get on Christmas, as my dad has said he despises Santa and Santa is connected to Christmas in some ways so he doesn't like Christmas that much, anyway those presents were probably brought here yesterday and placed there."
Zim asks as he walks closer," Zim knows very little of this holiday but aren't you supposed to open the gifts that you are presented with?" Dib nods and says," Yah but it doesn't matter when we open them, dad doesn't stick around for them he doesn't care when we open them." Zim inspects them closer, his eyes scanning over several of them.
His eyes slant as he says angrily," Who dare slander Zim's name across this present, he who has done this will feel Zim's wrath for slandering his mighty of a name!" Dib glanced over his shoulder and says," your stupid Zim, obviously my dad decided to get you something do to the fact you were here for the weekend, I am not sure how to register this yet, I am sure anger will boil out first though…." Dib walked back upstairs and entered his room, grumbling slightly to himself.
Zim grabbed the box and cut the paper with the jagged point of his glove, opening up the gift he noticed several different things inside, one was a strange weapon with several metal spiraled blades at the front, the second object was a platinum card with markings on it, and the last thing was a pretty large case with a sticky note on it, snatching it off he read," Zim, I know you will read this on Christmas so let me get to the point of what you have been given here, it came to my attention the night that Dib stated you had a knack for inventions as I do, you see Zim I have been looking for someone to become the new visionary for the future, even though you may not be a Membrane like me, Dib or Gaz, I don't know if I could trust Dib with my life's work, after all he is stuck in the paranormal stage of his life, if that continues then he can't possibly help the world as I have, of course there is a price for helping out the world as I have come to know this price very well, if you decide to take the job as my technical successor you will be guaranteed to be the quote on quote "ruler of the world" for everyone will look to you for your opinion, this is a heavy challenge on anyone's shoulder but as I have even heard you state, is there any challenge the mighty Zim could not take?"
Zim snapped his fingers as he thought," the Tallest weren't just right about this guy's trickiness, they were spot on accurate, he definitely knows how to win Zim's interest, perhaps mainly out of curiosity Zim will see what this Membrane human will want Zim to know and to learn." Zim smirked as he eyes the stairs before thinking," And it pleases Zim to know that the Dib beasts father has more trust in the mighty Zim and not the Dib beast himself…"
Gaz noticing his smirk out of the corner of her eye as slowly walks over, as he continued processing his thoughts she says," So my dad wants you as his successor huh, will the world ever surprise me?" Zim stands up as he says," Knowing your cold heartedness probably not since it's hard for the world to lie to the face of all evil…." Gaz nods before saying," And let no one forget that…"
Walking back into her room upstairs she says," Try not to let my idiot brother know, you two will have one more reason to the each other and it will be another thing for him to rant to be about." Zim could understand her reasons, smirking slightly he says," Oh Zim will try to keep such a thing secret but my magnificentness knows no bounds and there might be the smallest amount of slipping." Gaz slanted her eyes slowly as she says barely above a whisper," you better hope it doesn't." Zim nodded his head before pulling out several different charts from his PAK; if his plan was to succeed he would need time to get it ready.
Lord Maldrek flicked a small model of Earth around its sun, as he began to adjust its position to its current lateral positioning. He twirled the holographic planet in his fingers as he examined it carefully, his eyes showed the disgust he had for it as he released it, sending the Tallest leaders to this planet was phase one of his plan, this planet was necessary for his plan to work, but it still didn't subside his hatred for the ball of dust.
He hissed in a low tone as he said," You Tallest's and your rule is over, you have had long enough at the running for ruling the universe, your failure has given me the chance I have been waiting for all these years, and once you two imbeciles are out of the way, next will be your little mascot." His head turned as he glared at an image of an early Irken, he growled slightly as he said," Zim…. You little irritating Irken speck, you cost me my child's life some time ago, and your life will be forfeit….. But not until I take that which means everything to you, your Tallest's!"
He crushed the model of Earth in his grasp as he seethed in anger, he snapped his eyes open as he quickly stood from his seated position, opening drawer nearby he pulled out a silver needle with a bright blue liquid within it, injecting it into his body he waited a few minutes until the emotion that was presently showing from him was all distinguished and left nothing but a blank figure, his eyes showing no sign of emotion at all anymore, he says barely audible," Almost to close…. I can't let these emotions get the best of me; they will only slow down the goal at hand…"
Placing the silver needle on top of a bright tube, it was instantly filled with the blue liquid again, several more needles were also lying in the drawer as he placed it back, opening his palm he quickly recreated the holographic image of Earth, placing it in its spot he says," And soon emotion won't even be a conscious part of me anymore…. Once this planet and its hidden secrets are revealed."
He wiped his hand across the wall of his room to reveal a door, it slid open on touch and he quickly exited, turning to his right he smiled as Gelst appeared, behind him was the very Irken who had tried to wound him, Gelst says while holding the Irken restrained," Sire as you have commanded, this Irken has been brought to you." Lord Maldrek says while placing his hands behind his back," Good, well done Gelst, you never seem to fail me that's good, now then return to post and tell me when the rest of the Empire is ready to contact me."
Gelst nodded his head before disappearing into another room, the leader turned his attention to the restrained Irken, who was still glaring at him like he had been when he saw him last. Lord Maldrek quickly pulled the Irken into the room across the one he had previously been in. Sealing the door with his hand he placed his hand across the devices restraining the Irken and they instantly released.
The Irken quickly backed away as he ran around the area trying to find somewhere to escape, the leader watched him for a few minutes, he says while the Irken tries to pull the tiles along the floor," It is no use Irken, that will not help you, there is no escape from any of these rooms for you, I take it you despise me for what I did to that abomination you called a ship?" The Irken glared back at him as he says with a snarl," Yes I am rather angered by that, you would dare to try and destroy the pride of the Irkens technology and to try and kill the Tallest's, you are an enemy to the Irkens!"
Lord Maldrek smirked for only a second before saying," True I am an enemy to the Irkens, but only because you are a threat to me at the moment, a simple allegiance of power is all it would take to co-exist, you Irkens wouldn't know much about that though would you, since you're an invading race after all, but that doesn't mean I care about your ways or traditions, truthfully I would like to see you on my side then wasted across the cosmos, but that is because I can see some of you being an asset to my goals, if you weren't important you would have been executed like the other Irkens who defied me there allegiance, although I have never tried Irken blood before, I wonder if it will go down smooth." A harsh smirk spread across his face before he turned around.
The Irken fumed as the leader continued," I've always heard rumor that the blood of an Irken is as easy to drink as water, however that is wrong, you see blood has to be thicker than water because if it were like water it could leave one's body far too quickly and you could be dead in a matter of minutes just by getting your arm cut off. Tell me Irken if you had the chance too, would you kill me right now?"
The Irken was surprised by the question and didn't respond for a few minutes, after some time he said," yes, yes I would?" The leader asked quickly," And how exactly would you go about killing me hmm?" the Irken says," Stab you in the heart." Again responding quickly Lord Maldrek replies," like all who have tried before, but you see my heart…" The leader pulled a strange knife from his back pocket and stuck it into his chest, as he began to cut away at the flesh the Irken was sickened by the scene in front of him.
The being pulled the flesh from his body, small amounts of black blood trickled from the gaping wound as his organs were visible, they were all moving and pumping as the Irken looked back trying to figure out what this freak wanted, his lungs expanded as he breathed, his rib cage was very jagged and spiny, his spinal cord was thick and actually seemed to glisten almost as if made of metal, he had several odd and blood organs that continued fluttering and beating, the strangest one however, was the jagged and almost stone like organ in the middle of his chest, several large veins extended from it, all with a similar structural foundation before changing into the normal veins around his body, the thing itself has several strange openings around it and it continued to expand and then close up again.
The leader continued," My heart, doesn't work like others…. it doesn't pump blood through my body, it only sucks it up, which is why I love alien blood so much, because alien blood gives me something to feel pumping in my body, now come on, how are you going to kill me!" the Irken stumbled back slightly, his eyes shaking as he witnessed the flesh rebuild itself around the opening before closing up, he says," I… I don't know…. I don't know!" He clutched at he skull as he shouted in anger, the leader however stopped him as he wrapped his hand around the Irkens throat and held him against the wall, he says leaning closely," And why should you know, you're a dirty little insect, but soon, when I am done with your pathetic body, you won't even be the same worthless Irken you were!" A harsh grin stretched across his face as his eyes seemed to flash.
For those of you who may be thinking, hey why would Membrane make Zim his successor when Dib is his son, well that's explained, but to be clear, it's not that Professor Membrane doesn't want his son as his successor, it's that he doesn't think he is ready for the task, since they both see science in very different ways, he notices that Zim has a similar image of science, at least in his eyes. Sorry if that confused anyone and if this confuses anyone.
